- From: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:21:13 +0200
- To: "Doug Schepers" <schepers@w3.org>
- Cc: www-svg <www-svg@w3.org>
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:15:52 +0200, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org> wrote: > Anne van Kesteren wrote (on 10/11/2007 3:59 PM): >> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:09:01 +0200, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org> >> wrote: >>> It would still be backwards-incompatible. New content (that only used >>> 'null:href') would not work in SVG1.1 UAs. Right now, the most >>> popular and functional plugin (ASV) for the most popular browser (IE) >>> is no longer being updated, so the largest user base would not be able >>> to use links in new SVG content. >> This goes for all new features that are used without considering >> compatibility. You might as well freeze development of the format. > > Don't be silly. You're not asking for a new feature, you're asking us > to change (break) an existing feature that works interoperably in all > UAs that support links (not including drawing apps, printers, and the > like). No, I'm not asking you to change or break anything. Just to support href= in addition to xlink:href=. Let xlink:href= take precedence over href= when both are specified to ensure compatibility in case of author errors and encourage UAs to implement it. -- Anne van Kesteren <http://annevankesteren.nl/> <http://www.opera.com/>
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